Oceania Solomon Islands Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Richard Marles, travelled to the Solomon Islands for a series of high-level talks, meeting Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele and other government ministers
Oceania Vanuatu At least 12.500 children in Vanuatu have to start the school year in temporary learning centres after earthquakes in December destroyed or damaged over 100 classrooms
Oceania Tonga Tongan-born professional boxer Nailini Helu has become the first Tongan woman to fight for a world title, with a chance to steal the IBF light heavyweight title from the world champion in a bout on 5 April in New Zealand
Oceania Tuvalu Taiwan's embassy in Tuvalu has accused China of waging a 'disinformation' campaign to sabotage diplomatic ties with the ally as a Chinese government-funded news site showed footage of Tuvalu citizens advocating a switch to Beijing
Oceania Nauru The country will charter a flight to Honiara for the Miss Pacific pageant, scheduled for 1-8 February 2025, with eight contestants including Miss Nauru, Charlei Andrianna Deiye
Oceania New Zealand According to AirlineRatings.com, the safest airline for 2025 is Air New Zealand, which also won in 2024 and 2022, with an outstanding safety record, with no serious accidents or crashes in the modern jet age
Oceania Papua New Guinea The Port Moresby Nature Park marked an important achievement for the institution with the successful breeding of the Raggiana Bird of Paradise, the national bird of Papua New Guinea
Oceania Marshall Islands Families, friends and supporters recently gathered to witness the latest successful graduation of the Waan Aelon vocational training programme in Majel
Oceania Fiji The Global Dental Development Fund has allocated $25.000 for a community health awareness project in Serua and Namosi, one of only five in the world to be awarded the grant
Oceania Fiji 9.646 births were registered in Estonia last year, 1.075 fewer than in 2023, according to the demography department of the Ministry of the Interior
Oceania Samoa Ferry services between the islands resumed after halts due to bad weather that brought strong winds and high waves; many travellers between Upolu and Savaii were stranded for up to two days
Oceania Palau Faced with what law enforcement officials described as a drug crisis, President Surangel Whipps Jr. identified the fight against illegal drugs as a top priority, pledging to toughen penalties for related crimes and offenders
Oceania Micronesia The FSM will receive the official visit of India's Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, from 14-21 January 2025